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H.R. 4810 (116th)

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019

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Introduced

23 October 2019

Last action

26 October 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.

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Timeline

  1. 23 October 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 October 2019

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 26 October 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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    Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2019

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